Where to Find The Best Donuts

Posted: May 31, 2018

The donut. No longer just a coffee after-thought, bakeries across Central Mass are busy baking up some of the freshest, moistest, crispy-on-the-outside but airy-on-the-inside donuts you can get your hands on.

Rocco's Doughnut Company

Hand cut gourmet cake donuts with out of this world flavors like cinnamon toast crunch, fruity pebbles with strawberry cereal milk icing, and bacon maple. They are open Thursday through Sunday only and lines can be long, but it's worth it. +discover

Donut Cafe Worcester

An unassuming hidden gem on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester. Baked by a couple each morning, these handmade donuts are some of the freshest around. Get there early because they are known to sell out by noon! Local favorites: Butternut Crunch – crunchy and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside and Chocolate Cake Donut – delicious chocolate frosting melts in your mouth. +discover

N & J Donuts

315 Main Street, Oxford

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Giant donuts! Known for its extra large chocolate frosted donut, which is 4 times the size of a normal donut, their claim to fame can easily serve 4-6 people and is bigger and better than a birthday cake! +discover

Dippin Donuts

32 W Main Street, Dudley

Light, fluffy, fresh donuts with friendly and fast service. Has a drive-through to get your donut fix on the run. +discover

Donut Star

204 Worcester St., North Grafton

A bit of an obsession among the locals, this classic New England donut shop is a must for donut lovers. You absolutely have to try the cinnamon bun donut! +discover

Honey Dip Donuts

308 Main St., Northborough

Perfectly baked no-frills donuts made the way a real donut should be made – crispy on the outside and moist and cakey on the inside. +discover

Jumbo Donuts

1115 Providence Rd, Whitinsville, MA & 5 Douglas St., Uxbridge, MA

Open 24 hours, Jumbo Donuts is here for your middle-of-the-night cravings, Not much has changed in this nostalgic little ‘jumbo’ donut shop. Donuts are still made like they were back in the day. If you’re looking for a tasty good sized donut at a reasonable price, this is your place. +discover